The open-minded attitude toward the site’s output is reflected in both its physical workspace and fairly autonomous work culture. Buzzfeed’s open-plan offices have cubicles lining the windows, while all the offices, the canteen, and the conference rooms are in the center of the floor. With this setup, all the employees have access to natural light. There are enormous, cheerful, circular wall buttons that are reproductions of the badges that litter the site–exclamations like “WTF” and “LOL” that BuzzFeed readers use to log their reactions to various articles. … [Read more...] about 19 Photos Of BuzzFeed’s Offices And 4 Things That Drive BuzzFeed’s Culture Of Win
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How To Grow While Staying Insanely Creative, The Aardman Way
Strike a balance between bringing in new talent that fits your creative culture and new talent that will take it in new directions A breadth of different kinds of production activity is an important way to encourage and develop both talent and new ideas, Sproxton believes: “Though some people naturally lean towards a particular type of production–ads because they are quick turnaround, or feature films because they’re not–we are trying to mash things up, encouraging more people to jump between different production types.” … [Read more...] about How To Grow While Staying Insanely Creative, The Aardman Way
10 Ways To Create An Open Culture
Break habits and make change visible Culture is like concrete, which over time sets into a certain mold. An effective change program therefore needs a degree of physicality. Too much so-called change stays on PowerPoint. To really shake things up, you’ve got to take a sledgehammer to that concrete, but be mindful that, in time, the new way of doing things will also become too entrenched. You need to keep smashing and resetting to keep your culture vibrant and your business energized. … [Read more...] about 10 Ways To Create An Open Culture
What To Wear To The Apocalypse: Walking Dead Costumer Eulyn Womble On Telling A Story With Wardrobe
“I didn’t want to change them too dramatically,” she says. “Individually, you could see bits and pieces unraveling. Rick is still wearing part of his uniform, but instead of a white shirt underneath, it’s gray. He’s not quite as clean-cut as he used to be. Shane completely removes his uniform. I made him more militant and put him in cargo pants, and often put his colors opposite Rick’s, so they look like a unit, but they’re not.” … [Read more...] about What To Wear To The Apocalypse: Walking Dead Costumer Eulyn Womble On Telling A Story With Wardrobe
How Rebuilding A Culture Can Reap Dramatic Results: Meet The Viral Wizards Duval Guillaume Modem
Staff numbers were reduced, traditional departments–including a dedicated digital production unit–were disbanded, and a more collaborative working culture was created where digital expertise was integrated throughout. The new approach, introduced three years ago and established for the past two, was driven as much by the determination of the agency’s founders to make their mark on a global stage under new owners as their desire to respond to market changes. Happily, the two have coincided. … [Read more...] about How Rebuilding A Culture Can Reap Dramatic Results: Meet The Viral Wizards Duval Guillaume Modem